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Healthy eating tips for college students on the go
BY ZAVIA FERGUSON SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES The countdown begins. With less than an hour on the clock, sweat rolls off the brow of Sierra Taliaferro as she races with fellow classmates to complete the Recycle Mania challenge on the campus of Bethune- Cookman University (B-CU). The challenge was a nationwide competition for college […]
Florida Senate committee backs medical tourism bill
BY JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – The state will spend $5 million next year to entice people to bring their aches and pains to Florida, under a measure that completed its first Senate committee exam on Monday. The Commerce and Tourism Committee unanimously backed the “medical tourism” measure (SB 1150) by […]
Research: Shacking up before marriage doesn’t cause divorce
New studies shatter myths about Black cohabitation and marriage BY JAZELLE HUNT NNPA NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON – Decades of research and the warnings of Black mothers everywhere are being challenged by an emerging body of research that finds no link between cohabitation and chance of divorce. Further, researchers are asserting that cohabitation actually boosts the […]
Competition By Cable Networks for Black Viewers Grows With Popularity of OWN
Competition by Cable Networks for Black Viewers Grows With Popularity of OWN Cable viewing for the first week of June climbed significantly after the Memorial Day holiday, and competition for viewers’ attention was strong. Black households were locked in on new and old favorites: The NBA for the men, Disney for the kids and OWN’s […]
The Power of Urban Radio Begins Registration for October Forum in D.C.
Registration is now open and space is filling fast for the 13th Power of Urban Radio Forum on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Westin City Center in Washington, DC. This will be an exceptional forum of CEOs and global marketers to discuss the strategic importance of the $900 billion African American consumer market as […]
NABOB Targeting $750 Million in Federal Advertising for Black-Owned Radio, TV
The federal government is one of the nation’s largest buyers of advertising, and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is asking why more of the hundreds of millions in public dollars aren’t going to African-American owned broadcasting outlets. The group is targeting federal agencies that approve the allocation of ad budgets to change this […]